College of Business

Awareness to Action

Major & Career Exploration, Part II

During two separate Friday Recitations this term, you learned about 4 different College of Business
Majors and/or Academic Options of your choosing. After you have attended all four of these sessions,
share information about the sessions and take some time to reflect on what you have learned.

Step 1: MEET THE MAJORS REFLECTION

Session #1
Major/Academic Option #1: Entrepreneurship Session led by: Sanjai Tripathi

How familiar with this major were you before the session you attended? For example, is this a major
you have already decided upon or is this a new major you’re learning about for the first time?

I was not familiar with this major at all when I walked into the classroom. However, I am glad that I
showed up and chose to look deeper into it. Mr. Tripathi was very interesting and thought provoking
when it came to the idea of starting a business. This is something I have always wanted to do and he
definitely helped solidify that feeling for me.

What were three main takeaways you learned about this major/Academic Option?

1. There are more ways to be an entrepreneur (not just the tech industry)
2. Being an entrepreneur can give you unlimited earning potential.
3. Entrepreneurship requires the ability to take risks.

What are three things that you find interesting and one thing you find uninteresting about this
major/Academic Option (if any)?

1. I find learning how to start my own business interesting.

2. Learning about how manufacturing and the design process of a product works.
3. Learning the many different aspects of how a business runs.

4. I worry about the difficulty level of finding a job right out of college.

What are two careers related to this major/Academic Option? Do the skills required of this
major/career align with the skills and interests you identified in Part 1? Do either of these careers
interest you? Why or why not?

1. With a brief search on indeed I learned that you can become a operations manager with a
degree in entrepreneurial studies. This does align with the skills I listed in part one with the
ability to adapt to different situations in order to help a company be successful running their
business. This specific career however does not overly interest me, I find myself to be more
the creative side of business and less logistics based.
 2. Business owner. I am very interested in becoming the owner of a business and the skills of
this degree can really help me have a greater idea of how to accomplish this. This can give me
base line information and knowledge of how a business runs and what makes a successful
business. This job is very interesting to me and I already have a handful of business Ides I
would like to pursue in the future.

What questions do you still have or what additional information do you still need about this
major/Academic Option to help you make a decision regarding your major/Academic Option? List at
least 1.
How many more credits does this add onto getting my degree if I do this a s a minor.

Do you think you are going to pursue this major/Academic Option? Why or why not?

I am possibly thinking about making it my minor. I feel as though more knowledge in

Entrepreneurship would make me more valuable and knowledgeable in the future.

Session #2
Major/Academic Option #2: Marketing Session led by: Jennifer Villalobos

How familiar with this major were you before the session you attended? For example, is this a major
you have already decided upon or is this a new major you’re learning about for the first time?

I am quiet familiar with this major, it is my current major and I do not really intend changing it since I
am quiet interested in it.

What were three main takeaways you learned about this major/Academic Option?

1. Marketing give you not only the creative side of a business, but also a more social and
personable feel.
2. Marketing is great for individuals who love talking, and getting to know potential costumers.
3. Marketing is a constantly evolving field that gives those within it a fast and interesting
environment.

What are three things that you find interesting and one thing you find uninteresting about this
major/Academic Option (if any)?

1. I like how many job options and internship options there are in marketing.
2. Every company needs marketing in order to help drive the sales of their product.
3. There are many different subsections of marketing you can pursue.

4. There is nothing at the moment that I find uninteresting about marketing but that will
probably come with time.
 What are two careers related to this major/Academic Option? Do the skills required of this
major/career align with the skills and interests you identified in Part 1? Do either of these careers
interest you? Why or why not?

1. Marketing director. Although this would be a end goal for someone with a degree in
marketing it pays well, and it allows you to oversee and be involved in every aspect of a
company's marketing strategy. This is definitely a job I could see myself being interested in in
the future.
2. Brand manager, as a brand manager you oversee the companies image and their over all
likeability. I don’t know much about this career but I could possibly interest me in the future.

What questions do you still have or what additional information do you still need about this
major/Academic Option to help you make a decision regarding your major/Academic Option? List at
least 1.
What internship opportunities does OSU have connections too?

Do you think you are going to pursue this major/Academic Option? Why or why not?

Yes, I think I am going to stick with my major.

Session #3
Major/Academic Option #3: international business. Session led by: Holli Ogel

How familiar with this major were you before the session you attended? For example, is this a major
you have already decided upon or is this a new major you’re learning about for the first time?

I was not overly familiar with this major, however I really didn’t think I learned much from it other
than the study abroad program.

What were three main takeaways you learned about this major/Academic Option?

4. Study abroad can be good for a change of environment.

5. Study abroad is good for learning more about other cultures and diversifying a business in
the future.
6. There are lots of study abroad programs through the colleg of business.

What are three things that you find interesting and one thing you find uninteresting about this
major/Academic Option (if any)?

5. There are lots of different study abroad programs in many different places
6. Study abroad can help you make connections around the world
7. I have always wanted to go to Europe and this can give me that opportunity
 8. The presenter didn’t give much information about any possible careers with this degree.

What are two careers related to this major/Academic Option? Do the skills required of this
major/career align with the skills and interests you identified in Part 1? Do either of these careers
interest you? Why or why not?

3. Internationals sales, I don’t think I would be interested in this it may be too much traveling.
4. International trade specialist. I don’t think this would be something I would enjoy.

What questions do you still have or what additional information do you still need about this
major/Academic Option to help you make a decision regarding your major/Academic Option? List at
least 1.
I didn’t really learn anything about how this can effect my future career, just study abroad programs.
How would an international business degree benefit me in the future?

Do you think you are going to pursue this major/Academic Option? Why or why not?

Probably not because I don’t know much about it and I feel as though it would require to much travel.

Session #4
Major/Academic Option #4: Business Admisinstartion Session led by: Jennifer Villalobos

How familiar with this major were you before the session you attended? For example, is this a major
you have already decided upon or is this a new major you’re learning about for the first time?

Pretty familiar, just knowing the fundamentals of business.

What were three main takeaways you learned about this major/Academic Option?

1. Being a BA majors allows you to specialize in many different things.

2. Being a BA major allows lots of electives.
3. Being a BA major give you a lot of jo options in different fields.

What are three things that you find interesting and one thing you find uninteresting about this
major/Academic Option (if any)?

1. The fact that it is only 90 credits for your major and the other 90 you can choose as electives.
2. You get a lot of opportunity to figure out what interest you.
3. Most common major in college of business.
 4. Since its less focused on one subject may be less interesting to employers.

What are two careers related to this major/Academic Option? Do the skills required of this
major/career align with the skills and interests you identified in Part 1? Do either of these careers
interest you? Why or why not?

1. Data entry/ Accounting. It is in high demand and if they had some prior knowledge, it could
be an easy field to enter.
2. Inventory control/ operations manager. Look at cost and find ways to increase profitability. I
would not be interested In either of these.

What questions do you still have or what additional information do you still need about this
major/Academic Option to help you make a decision regarding your major/Academic Option? List at
least 1.
What internship options are there out of a BA major.

Do you think you are going to pursue this major/Academic Option? Why or why not?

No, I don’t think it gives me as much of a advantage over a marketing degree.

Step 2: MAKING A DECISION

Now that you’ve gathered information about four major/Academic Options and reflected on that
information:
● Which of them are you interested in pursuing? Why?
● Are there any that you now realize you don’t want to pursue? Why?
● Which of these majors do you think might be the best overall fit for you? Why?
○ If none seem like a good fit, what is your plan moving forward to explore alternate
majors or paths?
○ If that’s the case, which other Majors or Academic Options do you want to explore that
you haven’t yet?

Write a minimum of 100 words.

I am planning on sticking with my current major choice of marketing. I enjoyed it the most and overall
seemed as though it would set me up best for what I want to do in my future. I don’t want to pursue a
BA, or IB major now because I don’t feel as though they would be as beneficial to my future goals. The
best overall fit would have to be marketing; however I am now considering a minor in Entrepreneural
studies. I feel as though going through this process really helped solidify my feelings about my choice
in major and opened my eyes to more opportunities in addition to it.